The Crown Jewels Issue 4

COURTNEY Courtney Hale, 20, is originally from Wellington and is the newest member to join ReQuest. After training in ballet and contemporary styles all her life, she decided to take up hip-hop and fell in love with it.

“I just have always loved to perform and I always will.” Her favorite choreographers are Tucker Barkley and Mia Michaels and she loves gangster styled hip-hop dancing and contemporary dancing. She goes on to tell a her favorite dance memory “In an old folks home, we were performing and just seeing the looks on their faces was still so vivid. It was an amazing feeling. Remember Thoughts become things, so pick the good ones.”